Miami Hurricanes (Football)

Tweets of the Week: When LeBron Met Nicki Minaj

​Everyone has a Twitter these days, so it's hard to keep up. Luckily for you Riptide has decided to start chronicling the best Miami-related Tweets each week. Of course, we're not even up on all of Twitter. So if you think there's a local VIP whose account we need to keep an eye on or just a reall ... More >>

UM Alum Phil Jacobson Performs at Transit Lounge Tonight

​Alright, Jacory Harris isn't getting any fruit baskets this week. But don't lose faith in the U just yet. And while we're telling you to keep supporting the Canes, how about supporting a Hurricane alum? No, Michael Irvin won't be live at Jazid this weekend. And no, Gino Torretta isn't playing at ... More >>

Nevin Shapiro, Miami Beach Ponzi Schemer, Pleads Guilty

Nevin Shapiro, the colorful Miami Beach businessman who claims to have written a tell all book about the Miami Hurricanes from his jail cell, admitted the he was guilty of charges that he ran an $880 million Ponzi scheme. Shapiro used the money to fuel a lavish lifestyle, make donation to the Univer ... More >>

Miami vs. Ohio State: Why a Win Would Feel So Good (And a Loss Isn't the End of the World)

​It might take a crack squad of psychoanalysis to properly dissect all the emotions Canes Nation has been going through leading up to Tomorrow's game against Ohio State. To put it simply though, a win in this game would feel better and be more monumental than almost any other win the Hurricanes ha ... More >>

University of Miami Baseball Player Frankie Ratcliff Busted for Selling Pot

​The University of Miami football players have cleaned up their act in a big way, but every once in a while another of the school's sports' athletes keep the "Thug U" image alive. Last night, 19-year-old Frankie Ratcliff, a freshman on the school's storied baseball program was arrested for tr ... More >>

Canes Dominate, Dolphins Not So Much

​If Florida A&M's goal was to come out and get completely annihilated in the most humbling way imaginable, then mission accomplished because The U came out and crushed the Rattlers 45-0 last night. The defense recorded eight sacks, Jacory Harris tossed three touchdowns, Leonard Hankerson caugh ... More >>

Oddsmakers Favor Hurricanes As Next Team To Get Major Sanctions

Someone thinks the odds are high history could repeat itself​The USC Trojans are currently under harsh sanctions (much to the 'Canes benefit), and ironically Butch Davis, who once was charged with picking up the pieces of Miami's sanction shattered program, is now feeling the fall out of an NCAA i ... More >>

Got That Swagger Back

Do the Hurricanes Have Ugly Helmets? Rivals.com Thinks So

​Maybe we're biased, but we think the University of Miami athletics logo is one of the most original and aesthetically pleasing in all of sports. It's minimalist yet says so much. However, in its ACC preview, Rivals' group of experts seems to think the team's helmet, which features the logo, is th ... More >>

One Dead, Two Injured in Taxi Cab Drive-By Shooting

​In today's roundup of bullets and other bad things: A taxi cab is shot up in a drive-by, leaving one man dead; another teen is a victim of gun violence in Liberty City; the Miami Hurricanes football team struggles with Twitter; and early voting begins.

From Edgerrin James to the homeless, McAdoo saved them all

Uncle Luke Remembers a Neighborhood Legend

​Uncle Luke, the man whose booty-shaking madness once made the U.S. Supreme Court stand up for free speech, gets as nasty as he wants to be for Miami New Times. This week, Luke eulogizes one of Miami's unseen black leaders.Miami's black community recently lost a great person, a man who touched ... More >>

Seantrel Henderson Might Not Have Visited Hurricanes This Weekend But Seems Ready to Ditch Trojans

Nothing better than watching a college football recruiting saga play out. While the Canes have been on the more painful end of some recent ones (Bryce Brown and Willie Williams, to name just two), the Seantrel Williams saga looks like it might end up in Miami's favor. There are dueling reports about ... More >>

USC Releases Seantrel Henderson from Letter of Intent

​University of South California coach Lane Kiffin announced today that he's releasing highly recruited offensive lineman Seantrel Henderson from his Letter of Internet with the school. It's still possible that after all that he could decided to play with the Trojans. Though, it's looking more and ... More >>

Cocaine, Murder, and Fútbol: Watch The Two Escobars on ESPN Tonight

Andres Escobar, murdered for a World Cup mistake.​The U was a raucous look at the fabled '80s-era Miami Hurricanes football team, and Run Ricky Run made us wholly reconsider the Dolphins' enigmatic superstar running back. Silly Little Game was a hilarious chronicling of the group of baseball-adori ... More >>

Dan Le Batard Needs to Kiss & Make Up With Hank Goldberg

Uncle Luke, the man whose booty-shaking madness once made the U.S. Supreme Court stand up for free speech, gets as nasty as he wants to be for Miami New Times. This week, Luke writes a special online column about his favorite sports writer and commentator Dan Le Batard. Luke's regular column will re ... More >>

Hurricanes Interested in Playing Crimson Tide in 2012 Opener

Battle of the mascots that have nothing to do with the team name?​Whatever the Miami Hurricanes road map is to get back to championship contention, it certainly doesn't go through super-easy out-of-conference games (unlike, say, those Gators). The Miami Herald reports that the Canes are in di ... More >>

Jacory Harris Testifies in Former Principal's Trial

​The trial of former Northwestern High principal Dwight Bernard for alleging covering up an on-campus statutory rape committed by a football player continues, and the Hurricanes star quarterback Jacory Harris was brought in to testify. Harris attended Northwestern and played with Antwain Easterlin ... More >>

Canes coach Randy Shannon deserves a contract

Hurricanes Football Coach Randy Shannon Deserves a New Contract

Uncle Luke, the man whose booty-shaking madness once made the U.S. Supreme Courtstand up for free speech, gets as nasty as he wants to be for Miami New Times. This week, Luke has a message for the University of Miami: Give Randy Shannon a new contract!The University of Miami is not playing fair with ... More >>

Nevin K. Shapiro's Beautiful Asian Babes and $900 Million Ponzi Scheme

Uncle Luke, the man whose booty-shaking madness once made the U.S. Supreme Court< stand up for free speech, gets as nasty as he wants to be for Miami New Times. In this special edition of Luke's Gospel, the former 2 Live Crew frontman discusses Nevin K. Shapiro, a University of Miami booster who ... More >>

Jason Taylor Meets with The Jets, Even Though He Hates Their Fans

Jason Taylor, we're not sure if Sparano and Parcells share in it, but the city of Miami loves you. We understand Big Tuna and Lil Tony don't seem pumped on the idea of bringing you back for another season with the Dolphins, but why you got to play with our emotions by reportedly meeting with the Jet ... More >>

Luke's Gospel: Teaching Warren Sapp and Michael Irvin to avoid dangerous ladies

Will Dwayne "the Rock" Johnson Return to WWE in Miami?

"The Rock is going to lay the smacketh down on your candy ass!"​Dwayne "the Rock" Johnson catapulted out of professional wrestling and into the mainstream in a way few wrestlers have, and he hasn't looked back. I mean, why humiliate yourself prancing around in tights on cable television when you c ... More >>

Before South Beach got boring

Five-Star Recruit Latwan Anderson Switches Commitment to Miami Because It's a Lot Nicer Place to Live Than West Virginia

Finally, the Miami Hurricanes have actually benefited from some recruiting drama. Five-star recruit Latwan Anderson has decided to switch his commitment to the team. Ranked the 15th best player in his class by Rivals.com, the defensive back originally committed to West Virginia but never inked with ... More >>

News Roundup: Police Searching for Driver who Hit Two Bicyclists

A Judge ruled the use of red light cameras illegal in Aventura. [CBS4]Police are searching for a driver who hit two bicyclists early yesterday morning. He didn't stop, and then abandoned the car believed to be stolen. [WSVN]The School Board fears the district's budget could be $250 to $350 million l ... More >>

News Roundup: Heat Edge Nets, but Dwyane Wade Injured

7th Graders from St. Thomas Catholic Middle School joined President Obama at the White House as he made a call to astronauts on the International Space Station yesterday. [NBCMiami]The State has decided to challenge a local judge's decision to allow a lesbian couple to adopt a child. [Herald]Just wh ... More >>

Billy Corben Promises Sequel to The U; Trashes University of Miami

​Rakontur films has announced a sequel to their documentary The U, which chronicled the Miami Hurricanes football team of the '80s. It became the highest rated documentary in ESPN history. They plan to have the sequel ready for release by December, about one year after the original's premier. Sinc ... More >>

Isiah Thomas struggles to reshape FIU hoops

Hurricanes 23rd on ESPN's Way-Too-Early Pre-Season Football Rankings

​Last season for Miami Hurricanes fans was a respectful rebound, and should provide encouragement that our days of being left off most pre-season polls are over.The season doesn't officially kick off for another seven months, but that hasn't stopped ESPN's Mark Schlabach from making his pre-se ... More >>

News Roundup: Deadly Crash Kills Driver and Dozens of Animals

Jesse Jackson was in town for the Super Bowl and decided to engage in his number one hobby: protesting. He marched against high rates of foreclosure and unemployment. [NBCMiami]A truck pulling a livestock trailer jackknifed in Weston. The driver and about 100 of the animals were killed, bu ... More >>

The Nuts and Bolts of the Indianapolis Colts

​Dolphins fans owe two debts of gratitude to the Indianapolis Colts this year: (1) for dropping a regular-season game to ensure that the '72 Fins remain the only team in modern NFL history to complete a perfect season, and (2) for stopping the NY Jets, with classless coach Rex ... More >>

Signing Day: Hurricanes Class May Not Glitter, but Could be Gold

​Former Hurricanes Coach Larry Coker was criticized for his over-reliance on internet site rankings and media buzz when it came to recruiting. Of course, Coker is the former coach for a reason, and we're never truly sure what to make of National Signing day bruahaha. But current Coach Randy Shanno ... More >>

Three Dolphins, Five Former-Hurricanes Named to NFL All-Decade Team

​Three players who have suited up in Dolphins Teal and five who are "all about The U," have been named to the NFL's All Decade Team. Chosen by the NFL Hall of Fame selection committee, the honors were announced before last night's Pro Bowl. Much like the Pro Bowl itself, the Hurricanes are represe ... More >>

New Name for Land Shark Stadium: Sun Life Stadium

The former Joe Robbie Stadium, Pro Player Park, Pro Player Stadium, Dolphins Stadium, Dolphin Stadium, and Land Shark Stadium will have a new name for the next five years: Sun Life Stadium. Somehow it's even worse than the last one. Seriously, there are strip malls in Kendall with better names ... More >>

Orange Bowl: Yellow Jackets Are the Favorites, But Hawkeyes Will Bring More Fans

​Land Shark Stadium will host the 76th annual Orange Bowl tonight, with the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets taking on the Iowa Hawk Eyes. Locally, the most exciting facet could be that this game might mark the last time Land Shark will be officially known by that terrible moniker (it'll revert back to ... More >>

Miami Hurricanes Bashed by Badgers After One Minute of Bliss

The Hurricanes dominated this game for the first minute and then for a good portion of the last three minutes. Those other 56? Pure agony. Sam Shields returned the kickoff for an 84-yard touchdown, only to have it called back to the 16 on an illegal block penalty. It didn't matter. Graig Cooper ran ... More >>

Top Ten of the Decade: Miami Sports Moments

Riptide 2.0's regular sports commentator and FinsNation blogger Chris Joseph looks back at the top ten Miami sports moments of the decade. Low points like the Miami Dolphins crappy performance and the after-thought known as the Florida Panthers didn't make the cut. Sorry. ​10. Canes BaseballCoach ... More >>

Champs Sports Bowl: Miami vs. Wisconsin

​Champs Sports Bowl: Miami Hurricanes vs Wisconsin Badgers, 8 p.m. ESPNSince college football doesn't have anything resembling a meaningful post-season, the most you can ask for besides ending up in a BCS bowl is an entertaining season. And boy did Canes fans get it this year. There was the joy of ... More >>

News Roundup: Miami Flight's Rough Landing in Jamaica Injures 44

A flight from Miami to Jamaica overshot the runway. About a third of the passengers were taken to the hospital. Two had life-threatening injuries. [Herald]The real reason the Diaz-Balarts yanked their endorsement of Crist: He refused to appoint Lincoln's son's friend to a judicial opening. [Nak ... More >>

Hurricanes Dominated in the NFL in the '00s

No college football team hit such heights and then sunk to such lows this decade than the Miami Hurricanes. From the 2001 team that won a national championship -- and is considered by most sane sports commenters as the best college team of the past ten years if not of all time -- to the 20 ... More >>

Personal Loans Outpace Campaign Contributions For Miami Special Election Candidates

By Alex Izaguirre​With less than a month to go in Miami's upcoming special election for the two city commission seats left open by the removal Michelle Spence-Jones and Angel Gonzalez, some of the candidates are relying on their own cash rather than hitting up people for campaign contributions.Mig ... More >>

The U: Was Bernie Kosar Drunk? Can Notre Dame Learn Something From Miami?

Any Canes fan will tell you the media, especially ESPN, hates Miami, but ESPN aired its two-hour apology in the form of Rakontur's fantastic documentary, The U, this past weekend. One segment, of course, focused on that perceived media bias, and right on cue, the media is stirring up some contr ... More >>

News Roundup: Forgetful Grandmother Charged in Baby's Death

The grandmother who accidently left a 3-month-old baby in a car to die is being charged with aggravated manslaughter. Temperatures in the car reached 134 degrees. [PBPost]She's out on a $10,000 bond. [CBS4]Five Miami-Dade high schools make a national list of the 100 best high schools. [Herald]A crui ... More >>

Glenn Garvin Totally Doesn't Get The U, Insults Randy Shannon

via RakonturHow is it that a man who's paid to review television doesn't seem able to grasp ESPN's The U in the same way that writers who don't generally review films do? Oh right, because it's The Herald's Glenn Garvin we're talkin' about.While other early reviews of Rakontur's documentary on Miami ... More >>

ESPN Films Premieres The U, and Chef Bullfrog's Gastropod is at Lyric Theater, Overtown

Jacob KatelChef Jeremiah Bullfrog serves Rakontur director Billy Corben.​It's all about The U. It's a Canes thing. Miami loved the Hurricanes more than the Dolphins. Sloppy Jose, glass bottle Coke. Miami's own Billy Corben, from Dade County's own Cocaine Cowboy producing Rakontur, premiered his ne ... More >>

ESPN Documentary The U Premieres at Lyric Theater in Overtown

By Francisco AlvaradoFormer Hurricanes mascot John Routh and ex-running back Melvin Bratton pose with Vinny Testaverde's Heisman Trophy​Click here to view photos from this event.Last night, Rakontur debuted an extended version of its upcoming ESPN documentary The U inside Overtown's historic Lyric ... More >>